Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Marion County Records Inventory

Pension and Relief Records

1862-1941

Series documents financial assistance approved by the county
court for widows, mothers, dependent children, orphans, the
elderly, and indigents. Information includes applicant name and
address, children's names and birth dates, amount of pension or
monthly support payment, and county court order. Because the
provision of relief became primarily a state and federal function
in the 1930s, records are inventoried through 1939.